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Part 1: What or who is Casa Lambretta?

You can answer that relatively matter-of-factly. Casa Lambretta will Founded in 1980 by Vittorio Tesserato improve the supply of spare parts for the Lambretta. At a time when the Lambretta is being treated like an absolute stepchild, and not just in Italy. Almost forty years later the Lambretta is more popular than ever before and Casa Lambretta has made the range so broad and deep that the spare parts supply is better than ever. From parts for the Model A to those for the dl 200, almost everything is available today: Casa Lambretta shop

 

Most important parts supplier worldwide

Casa Lambretta is much more than the -probably- the world's most important parts supplier for the Lambretta. But we'll get to that another time.

You will find Casa in Rodano, part of the metropolitan city of Milan (formerly the province of Milan). Not far from Linate Airport and approximately 15 minutes from the Centro Studi and the former Innocenti factory premises in Lambrate.

And here, in his origins, lies one of the reasons why Vittorio, fortunately for us, focused so much on the Lambretta. This is how Vittorio tells us:

“I want to make one thing clear, I'm not a scooter racist. I like you all Vespa, ISO, Lambretta, Moto Guzzi, Gilera. These are all important and beautiful contemporary witnesses of a bygone era, from whom one can learn a lot. However, after a few years I had to commit myself for organizational reasons. And since the Lambretta was born in this region, it was my homeland's reputation to choose the Lambretta. "Vittorio Tessera, Casa Lambretta

Casa Lambretta moved into the current business premises in 2010. Shortly afterwards we visited him in order to bunker parts before the Italian summer break and to help our then and now current Julia with the acquisition of her first Lambretta. A wonderfully beautiful SX 150. We reported here.

Prodotto in Italia

Meanwhile, Vittorio is in the building 800 square meters of his parts warehouse, the workshop for the three permanent restorers (Mario, Maurizio and Fabio) and his new study. 95% of Casa Lambretta parts are made in Italy. The small percentage of purchased parts is usually marked with an A (= Asia) in Vittorio's parts lists in the Origin category. Vittorio's wife Orietta keeps track of the orders from the Casa Lambretta concessionaires. Greetings to everyone!

Museo Scooter & Lambretta

This is located above the business premises Museo Scooter & Lambretta. We already reported here -> Casa Lambretta Museum, but will also start again here and present the museum, its concept and the exhibits in it in detail.

Casa Lambretta Concessionaire Germany

Since the Eurolambretta 2003 that is Scooter Center of Casa Lambretta concessionaire Germany and we fondly remember how we, with our friends Roberto Graupner and Markus Fröschen (also best regards!), wrapped up the deal with Vittorio in Assisi. A long-term and intimate friendship has grown beyond the pure business relationship and the love for Lambretta.

Casa Lambretta shop

You can find all of ours here Casa Lambretta parts:

Casa Lambretta catalog

At this year's Eurolambretta in Spain, Vittorio presented the 2018 Catalogo ricambi 2018:

https://www.scooter-center.com/products/KATCASA18

There you can also download the catalog as a pdf.

 

All Casa Lambretta parts

Should you ever need a part that we have not yet listed, simply write an email to lambretta@scooter-center.com and we will make sure that we get it for you as soon as possible.

So it goes on

In the next few episodes we want to show you the development of the quality of Casa Lambretta parts using a few examples. Introduce the museum and the exhibits in detail and take a look at the beginnings of the Casa Lambretta company. Above all, on how Vittorio just shortly before recovered important documents and scooters from the factory.

Get around betta, the Lambretta!

Plan / drawing for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

Guias suelo de Casa Lambretta para la familia Li

Hoy en day el suministro de recambios para la Lambretta es most que en los últimos 50 años, puesto que la offerta de diversos fabricantes se amplía constantemente.

No questions should be paid to the escaso suministro de recambios en aquella época, en la cual creamos el Scooter Center. Incluso si las piezas por fin se podían montar perfectamente, variaban los matices de gris de las piezas de goma de la serie 3 desde blanquecino amarillo hasta antracita. Para los series 1 or 2 ni siquiera había repuestos.

Somos Casa Lambretta Germany

Scooter Center Team with Vittorio Tessera

The inauguration of the new milenio tenemos el honor de ser revendedor oficial de Casa Lambretta para Alemania. In the ediciones de noviembre y diciembre 2017 de la revista Scootering podéis empty and artículo muy interesting sobre la historia de Victor Tessera y Casa Lambretta, the cual actualmente también is available online:

https://www.scootering.com/scootering-classics-story-of-vittorio-tessera/

Habla un poco sobre la historia de Casa Lambretta que comenzó en 1979/80, it decir poco después del fin de la producción de los modelos DL / GP. Sumamente interesante es el paralelo establecido entre las experiencias de Vittorio en los primeros años después del lanzamiento de la Lambretta y las experiencias de los Lambrettistas en los años 90. En aquellas épocas uno tenía que justificar su pasión por la Lambretta, pero un poco ...

Queríamos presentaros the guías suelo de Casa Lambretta para los models LI. Empecemos desde el comienzo.

Lambretta TV 175 series 1

Para la TV 175 serie 1, un modelo pilar del cual se fabricaron 10.000 unidades entre 1957 y 1958, podemos presentaros la

Lambretta LI series 1

La LI serie 1 different between the models of 125cc and 150cc. La LI 125 está equipada con guías suelo delanteros de aluminio y guías traseros de plástico gris:

La LI 150 serie 1 cuenta con guías suelo de aluminio en los cuales se insertan gomas y los que se cierran con terminals:

Lambretta LI y TV series 2

Después de haber fabricados unos 150.000 copies de la Lambretta serie 1, se produce la serie 2, con los mismos guías suelo. La TV 175 serie 2 dota de los mismos guías suelo y terminales que la LI 150.

Lambretta LI series 3

Todos los models de la serie 3 llevan los mismos guides suelo traseros de plastico, guides suelo delanteros de aluminio con goma y terminals:

Lambretta DL / GP

Al lanzar la serie DL / GP, cambia el color de los guías (negro en vez de gris), el diseño de los terminales y obviamente la longitud de los guías delanteros, en comparación con la serie 3:

Producidos según los originales de Innocenti

Plan / drawing for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

Lo bueno de los repuestos de Casa Lambretta es, apart de la excellent quality, que muchos de ellos se fabrican respetando los Planes originales de Innocenti. The material de montaje necesario viene incluido.

Fabricated with original tools and machines

Machine / tool for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

En el caso de los guías suelo para la serie 3 hay un aspecto more por explored si os gustan los detalles. Dichas piezas se fabrican incluso con las herramientas originales de Innocenti, de manera que corresponden al 100% al original. Sin olvidarse del estriado en la superficie. Son pequeños details, pero de gran valor para una restauración exacta.

Philip
Scooter Center

Fundas de asians para Lambretta de Casa Lambretta

Scooter Center viajó a Italia - 4 Casa Lambretta y Museo Lambretta

Plan / drawing for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

Casa Lambretta footboard strip sets Li family

The supply of spare parts for the Lambretta is probably better today than it has been for fifty years. The range of parts from various manufacturers is getting bigger and more colorful.

We remember with horror the supply of spare parts at the time we did it Scooter Center Started in 1992. Even if the parts did fit, the gray tones of the rubber parts of a series 3, for example, changed from whitish yellow to anthracite. Supplying series 1 and 2 parts was hard to imagine.

We are Casa Lambretta dealers for Germany

Scooter Center Team with Vittorio Tessera

Fortunately, we have been since the beginning of the new millennium Casa Lambretta dealer for Germany. A nice report on the history of Victor Tessera and Casa Lambretta can be found in the November and December 2017 issue of Scootering. The report is currently also available online:

https://www.scootering.com/scootering-classics-story-of-vittorio-tessera/

There is an outline of the history of Casa Lambretta, which began in 1979/80. So not that long after the end of production of the dl / GP series. The parallel between Vittorio's experiences with Lambretta in the early days and those of the Lambretta drivers in the early nineties is particularly beautiful. Where a minority had to acquire a thick skin to justify the Lambretta. But we seem to digress ...

Actually, it's about the step rails from Casa Lambretta for the Li family. Let's do it chronologically.

Lambretta TV 175 Series 1

It's very easy for the TV 175 Series 1. For the top model from Innocenti, which was built around 10.000 times between 1957 and 1958, there is the

Lambretta LI series 1

With the Li series 1 there is a distinction between the 125 cc and the 150 cc models. The Li 125 comes with continuous aluminum strips at the front and the gray plastic strips on the running boards:

The Li 150 Series 1 has aluminum strips at the front, into which rubber tread strips are inserted and which are closed off by the tread strip end pieces:

Lambretta LI & TV Series 2

After more than 150.000 series 1 Lambrettas have been built, the series 2 is the successor. The solution for the gradation of the models by - among other things - the step rails is retained. The TV 175 Series 2 gets the same floor strips and end pieces as the Li 150.

Lambretta LI series 3

With the Series 3 it's very easy. Here, all models get the same set of steps made of plastic in gray, paired with inner aluminum strips with rubber inlay and step rail end pieces as a finishing touch:

Lambretta dl/GP

In the case of the dl / GP series, in addition to the color - black instead of gray - only the design of the treadboard end pieces and of course the specific lengths at the front for the other leg shield of the dl / GP compared to series 3 changes:

Built according to original Innocenti plans

Plan / drawing for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

The nice thing about the Casa Lambretta parts is next to that excellent quality the fact that many parts after the original Innocenti drawings are manufactured. The correct mounting material is included in the scope of delivery.

Made with original tools

Machine / tool for baseboards original Innocenti Lambretta

In the case of the plastic step strips for Series 3, the attention to detail can go a little further. They are cast on the original tools by one of the original manufacturers for Innocenti. So they correspond exactly to the original in every aspect. Also with regard to the corrugation on the top. An advantage that should not be underestimated for an accurate restoration.

Philip
Scooter Center